For Immediate Release – April 3, 2017:

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix) has been awarded a $14,518,512 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for science and technology research concerning the development of an unmanned underwater vehicle-based sensor system test bed and evaluation of advanced sensor and autonomy modules.  Work will be performed in Largo, Maryland, and is expected to be completed March 24, 2022.  This contract was competitively procured under Office of Naval Research broad agency announcement (BAA) N00014-16-R-BA01.

Phoenix specializes in providing underwater operations and engineering services in response to subsea challenges.  A recognized underwater industry leader, Phoenix provides quick response and turn-key services for the location and recovery of objects from water depths to 6,000 meters.  Phoenix is an employee-owned, ISO 9001-2008 Management System certified marine services contractor providing manned and unmanned underwater solutions and project management services to a diverse set of clients.  Services include wet and dry hyperbaric welding, Nondestructive Testing (NDT), subsea related engineering, conventional and atmospheric diving, and intervention using autonomous underwater vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, and other robotic systems.

For further information please contact Pete LeHardy (plehardy@phnx-international.com) Tel: 301.341.7800; Fax: 301.499.0027, or view our web site: www.phnx-international.com.